Keep or Return -- 3 shop fest (AKA rainy holiday weekend) items that showed up today

I like ponte jackets and light green, so I thought this Ted Baker piece would be a winner. However, it is definitely too big in the bust. But 1) is it super obvious and 2) overall might it be worth keeping? I could have it altered, though it has a beautiful lining (actually a negative for being heavy) that would make that more difficult for my not very talented sewing person.

Also, this white Emerson Fry top presents the same (too big in the bust) issue. Thoughts?

And finally, I thought I'd try the print silk pants trend with these Haute Hippies from the Nordstrom sale. They looked like pajamas, I think, with a silk front top that is a good color match, but somewhat better with a black APC sweatshirt. Are they keepers? What would you suggest for length?

Thanks for looking!

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9 years ago

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Veteran

I don't see these as looking too big in the chest. But I'm viewing from a phone. I like all three pieces on you with my favorite being the white top.

columbine(erin)

I don't see the pieces as being too big either. I'm a fan of the mint, gold, polka dot outfit, that's fab!

Diana

Love the floral pants! I want them!

The jacket and top look OK to me in these photos, but do you have photos from the back with your arms down? I find that jackets that are too big in the chest often have weird bunching or bagging in the back and sagging at the back of the shoulders.

UmmLila (Lisa)

Thank you for the suggestion to look at the back. Here is a pic.

If anything it is tight in the shoulders and upper back. I have a shortish neck and wide shoulders ... However going up in sizes tends to result in the bust bag hipness being even more pronounced.

Aida

(Psssst we need that back photo! )

Janet

I can't see any evidence of either piece being big in the bust -- it looks like they fit you well. Beautiful pieces.

The pants are all kinds of terrific on you!

ETA: Actually, the jacket fit is hard to evaluate. Can you take pics with it closed? It looks like it might be too long in the upper chest for you -- like the darts are falling too low, below your bustline. That can actually very easily be mistaken for something being "too big" in the bust -- I have that problem a lot since I am short-torsoed and my breasts sit a little higher.

Kristin L

I think the pants look great on you. I don't see anything off with the top or the jacket. Like Janet suggested, can you add a pic of the jacket button?

Seems the picture didn't upload properly before. Here is the back again, plus some button showing. I buttoned it once, which is too tight, but I don't generally use that to decide on overall fit for jackets, however it is close to where my (short) waist is.

Also, I thought I took this Angie pick Rachel Roy skirt out of my shopping cart, believing it would be too long. But, lo and behold, it arrived today, not too long, and matching the jacket as I thought it might.

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